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The Stealth bomber is the Pentagon’s new white elephant. See page 4.
performance
The members of They Might Be Giants talk about Tom Jones. See page 7.
sports
Basketball team’s win streak ends in 82-81 loss to Long Beach St. See page 20.
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Volume CVII, Number 61
University of Southern California
Tuesday, December 6, 1988
FAIRE TIME
Photos by JOHN URATA / DAILY TROJAN
At left, Mary Guerrero of Original Gifts displays USC merchandise she is selling at the annual crafts faire in Alumni Park. Sponsored by Student Activities, the faire runs through Thursday.
Security’s pay low at university despite budget
AIDS specifics need clarifying
Senate survey results reveal general ignorance of disease; education increase suggested
By Lisa Ginther
Staff Writer
The university community is generally informed about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, but many people are unclear about specific aspects of the disease, according to the results of a Student Senate survey released Monday.
The survey was distributed to students, administrators, faculty members and staff during March and April of 1988. Six questions tested community attitudes toward AIDS, its transmission, its victims
and sources of information about the disease.
"The survey can be used effectively as a method self-education," said Gerard Power, a doctoral student at the Annenberg School of Communications, "It is a constructive response to the problem rather than the destructive response seen in the sensationalism of the media.
"AIDS should not be stigmatized as a sexually-transmitted disease, but this is the way it has been treated in the mainstream media," said Power, who conducted the survey along with Sandra Ball-Rokeach, a professor of communications and sociology.
The release of the survey is part of the senate's efforts to educate the university community about AIDS, said J.P. Singh, chairman of the senate AIDS
(See Survey, page 14)
Violent incidents occur near USC
Three fights break out over weekend, involve students, non-university guard
By Brad Bowlin
Assistant City Editor
In one of several violent incidents reported on or near campus over the weekend, an employee of Boyd Security Company — the private firm hired by the university to patrol off-campus housing — was-arrested and booked on battery charges Saturday after punching a university community service officer.
The unidentified guard was apparently "looking for a fight" when he and the service officer got into an argument in front of Hillview Apartments at about 8:43 a.m., said Sgt. John Lewis of University Security.
After he was hit, the officer paged security and about 15 officers responded, Lewis said. The guard was taken to Southwest Jail for booking.
Boyd Security was hired to support University Security after three recent attacks on women living in university housing on Adams Boulevard.
In a separate incident, a Friday night party at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house resulted in the beating of a university student who was attacked by at least two students just after midnight, Lewis said.
Another student told the unidentified victim to leave the fraternity house, and then met him outside, accompanied by at least one friend, Lewis said. The victim was shoved and then punched repeatedly before being allowed to leave, Lewis said.
The incident was not reported until 1:35 p.m., leaving security unsure of the victim's medical condition, Lewis said.
The victim's bracelet was taken from his wrist during the fracas, Lewis said.
He added that, while only two suspects were named, the report indicates there may have (See Weekend, page 13)
By Karen Denne
Staff Writer
Although the university's security budget exceeds those of state schools and other private universities, salaries for officers are considerably lower, a security official said.
In this year's budget of $4.2 million, security officers receive an annual salary of $25,452 to $28,824, said Carl Levredge, director of security and parking operations.
"I know that our salaries are lower than at UCLA and state colleges," Levredge said. "Oftentimes we can't offer the kinds of promotional opportunities that bigger departments could or are able to, and our salaries are not quite up to comparison."
"Let me put it to you this way," said Sgt. John Lewis of University Security. "And this is the same for a security officer here or a police officer for LAPD. Sometimes they pay us too much for just driving around and there are other (See Salaries, page 13)
Consultants save students from ‘computer monster’
By Robin Silberstein
Staff Writer
Picture the scene: A weary student pecks away at a computer terminal as the clock strikes midnight. Only the tap-tap-tap of the 22 keyboards in the library satellite can be heard. Suddenly, the screen flashes a message: "Error, Error!" The student stops typing. Looking at the screen, the student realizes his luck is gone, and so is his paper.
Approximately 500 students visit the University Computing Services center in King Hall and the adjacent library satellite each day, and a large handful of
these students need to be saved from the "Computer Monster," said Marc Loy, computer consultant in the library satellite.
There is also a library satellite on the first floor of Birnkrant Residence Hall. Consultants work at the university's computer centers to help students who are unfamiliar with the word processors, Loy said.
"We're here to keep sanity," he said.
A weekend's worth of work may disappear, but these saviors are always there when students need them most.
"I brought back a 100-page paper for some guy," said con-(See Computers, page 3)

I
N
S
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D
E
viewpoint
The Stealth bomber is the Pentagon’s new white elephant. See page 4.
performance
The members of They Might Be Giants talk about Tom Jones. See page 7.
sports
Basketball team’s win streak ends in 82-81 loss to Long Beach St. See page 20.
dknUw trojan
Volume CVII, Number 61
University of Southern California
Tuesday, December 6, 1988
FAIRE TIME
Photos by JOHN URATA / DAILY TROJAN
At left, Mary Guerrero of Original Gifts displays USC merchandise she is selling at the annual crafts faire in Alumni Park. Sponsored by Student Activities, the faire runs through Thursday.
Security’s pay low at university despite budget
AIDS specifics need clarifying
Senate survey results reveal general ignorance of disease; education increase suggested
By Lisa Ginther
Staff Writer
The university community is generally informed about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, but many people are unclear about specific aspects of the disease, according to the results of a Student Senate survey released Monday.
The survey was distributed to students, administrators, faculty members and staff during March and April of 1988. Six questions tested community attitudes toward AIDS, its transmission, its victims
and sources of information about the disease.
"The survey can be used effectively as a method self-education," said Gerard Power, a doctoral student at the Annenberg School of Communications, "It is a constructive response to the problem rather than the destructive response seen in the sensationalism of the media.
"AIDS should not be stigmatized as a sexually-transmitted disease, but this is the way it has been treated in the mainstream media," said Power, who conducted the survey along with Sandra Ball-Rokeach, a professor of communications and sociology.
The release of the survey is part of the senate's efforts to educate the university community about AIDS, said J.P. Singh, chairman of the senate AIDS
(See Survey, page 14)
Violent incidents occur near USC
Three fights break out over weekend, involve students, non-university guard
By Brad Bowlin
Assistant City Editor
In one of several violent incidents reported on or near campus over the weekend, an employee of Boyd Security Company — the private firm hired by the university to patrol off-campus housing — was-arrested and booked on battery charges Saturday after punching a university community service officer.
The unidentified guard was apparently "looking for a fight" when he and the service officer got into an argument in front of Hillview Apartments at about 8:43 a.m., said Sgt. John Lewis of University Security.
After he was hit, the officer paged security and about 15 officers responded, Lewis said. The guard was taken to Southwest Jail for booking.
Boyd Security was hired to support University Security after three recent attacks on women living in university housing on Adams Boulevard.
In a separate incident, a Friday night party at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house resulted in the beating of a university student who was attacked by at least two students just after midnight, Lewis said.
Another student told the unidentified victim to leave the fraternity house, and then met him outside, accompanied by at least one friend, Lewis said. The victim was shoved and then punched repeatedly before being allowed to leave, Lewis said.
The incident was not reported until 1:35 p.m., leaving security unsure of the victim's medical condition, Lewis said.
The victim's bracelet was taken from his wrist during the fracas, Lewis said.
He added that, while only two suspects were named, the report indicates there may have (See Weekend, page 13)
By Karen Denne
Staff Writer
Although the university's security budget exceeds those of state schools and other private universities, salaries for officers are considerably lower, a security official said.
In this year's budget of $4.2 million, security officers receive an annual salary of $25,452 to $28,824, said Carl Levredge, director of security and parking operations.
"I know that our salaries are lower than at UCLA and state colleges," Levredge said. "Oftentimes we can't offer the kinds of promotional opportunities that bigger departments could or are able to, and our salaries are not quite up to comparison."
"Let me put it to you this way," said Sgt. John Lewis of University Security. "And this is the same for a security officer here or a police officer for LAPD. Sometimes they pay us too much for just driving around and there are other (See Salaries, page 13)
Consultants save students from ‘computer monster’
By Robin Silberstein
Staff Writer
Picture the scene: A weary student pecks away at a computer terminal as the clock strikes midnight. Only the tap-tap-tap of the 22 keyboards in the library satellite can be heard. Suddenly, the screen flashes a message: "Error, Error!" The student stops typing. Looking at the screen, the student realizes his luck is gone, and so is his paper.
Approximately 500 students visit the University Computing Services center in King Hall and the adjacent library satellite each day, and a large handful of
these students need to be saved from the "Computer Monster," said Marc Loy, computer consultant in the library satellite.
There is also a library satellite on the first floor of Birnkrant Residence Hall. Consultants work at the university's computer centers to help students who are unfamiliar with the word processors, Loy said.
"We're here to keep sanity," he said.
A weekend's worth of work may disappear, but these saviors are always there when students need them most.
"I brought back a 100-page paper for some guy," said con-(See Computers, page 3)